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2026 Buyer’s Guide

Best AI Dental Scribe Software for UK Dentists (2026)

AI dental scribes turn the clinician–patient conversation into structured clinical notes, saving UK dentists 1–2 hours of documentation a day. Here’s an honest comparison of the leading options — what each does, who it’s for, and how they price.

Transparency note: this guide is published by OpenDentist. We’ve described every tool fairly so it’s genuinely useful, but we naturally think OpenDentist is the best fit for hands-free UK notes.

At a glance

ToolBest forPricing
OpenDentistBest for hands-free, UK-specific ambient AI notes£50/month per clinician · 28-day free trial
DigitalTCOBest for letters and consent-form generation~£120/month (from digitaltco.co.uk)
Heidi HealthBest for multi-specialty / multilingual clinicsFree tier; paid plans vary
KirokuBest for template-driven note builders£26.99–£89.99/month (from trykiroku.com)
DentyxBest for simple copy-paste dictationSee dentyx.io for current pricing
DentascribeBest free optionFree
Bola AIBest for US PMS integrationsUS-focused; pricing on request
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OpenDentist

Best for hands-free, UK-specific ambient AI notes

OpenDentist is an ambient AI dental scribe built specifically for UK dentistry. You wear a small wireless mic and talk to your patient normally; it transcribes the conversation in real time and writes structured, GDC/CQC-compliant clinical notes in under a minute — extracting BPE and BEWE scores from speech and generating an automated periodontal diagnosis. Notes copy into any practice management system (SOE, R4, Dentally, Exact). ICO registered, DCB0129 clinical-safety documented and MHRA Class I registered.

£50/month per clinician · 28-day free trialSee features →
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DigitalTCO

Best for letters and consent-form generation

One of the first dental-specific documentation platforms (launched 2023), DigitalTCO converts voice to notes and is known for one-click letters and consent-form PDFs. It is dentist-built and widely used across UK practices. Pricing is at the higher end of the UK market.

~£120/month (from digitaltco.co.uk)OpenDentist vs DigitalTCO →
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Heidi Health

Best for multi-specialty / multilingual clinics

Heidi is a large, general-purpose medical AI scribe supporting 30+ specialties and 110+ languages. It's capable and polished, but it is not dental-specific: it doesn't model UK dental notation, BPE/BEWE or perio pathways out of the box, and doesn't integrate with dental PMS systems, so notes are transferred manually.

Free tier; paid plans vary
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Kiroku

Best for template-driven note builders

Kiroku is a well-established UK dental notes tool built around clickable templates, with AI voice notes available on its higher tier. It's a strong choice if you like structuring notes through templates rather than fully hands-free ambient capture.

£26.99–£89.99/month (from trykiroku.com)OpenDentist vs Kiroku →
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Dentyx

Best for simple copy-paste dictation

Dentyx is a UK dental documentation tool focused on turning chairside dictation into clinical notes, with universal copy-paste into Dentally, Software of Excellence, Exact, R4, Carestack and Open Dental. GDC compliant and GDPR secure, with customisable templates.

See dentyx.io for current pricingOpenDentist vs Dentyx →
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Dentascribe

Best free option

Dentascribe is a free UK dental note-taking tool with audio dictation and templates designed around CGDent guidelines, and is notable for storing patient data with client-side end-to-end encryption. A good entry point for dictation-based notes on a budget.

FreeOpenDentist vs Dentascribe →
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Bola AI

Best for US PMS integrations

Bola AI is a voice-powered dental documentation and charting tool with a large user base, strongest in the US market thanks to deep integrations with Dentrix, Eaglesoft and Open Dental.

US-focused; pricing on request

Frequently asked questions

For UK dentists who want truly hands-free notes, OpenDentist is our top pick: it's an ambient AI scribe built specifically for UK dentistry that listens to the appointment and writes GDC-compliant structured notes — including BPE/BEWE scores and periodontal diagnosis — in under a minute. DigitalTCO and Kiroku are strong dental-specific alternatives, while Heidi suits multi-specialty clinics that don't need dental-specific structuring.
An AI dental scribe listens to the clinician–patient conversation during an appointment and automatically generates structured clinical notes, removing the need to type or dictate them afterwards. The best dental-specific scribes understand UK tooth notation, extract BPE and BEWE scores, and produce GDC/CQC-compliant documentation.
Yes. Dentascribe offers a free tier, and Heidi has a free plan (though it isn't dental-specific). OpenDentist offers a 28-day free trial of its full ambient AI scribe before its £50/month plan begins.
The leading UK tools generate clean text notes that copy into any practice management system — SOE/Exact, R4/CS R4+, Dentally and others. OpenDentist works with any PMS via one-click copy and also offers a Chrome extension side panel that can paste directly into Dentally.
Reputable UK tools are. OpenDentist is registered with the ICO, has completed DCB0129 clinical-safety documentation and is MHRA Class I registered, with optional encrypted audio storage or real-time processing with no storage.

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